Members of the National Association of Home Builders elected four senior officers to top leadership positions within the federation during the NAHB International Builders’ Show in Orlando.
With 700 affiliated state and local home builders associations and more than 140,000 members across the country, NAHB represents the interests of the nation’s housing professionals through advocacy, education and research.
Taking the helm as NAHB’s Chairman of the Board this year is Bill Owens, a Worthington, Ohio-based, remodeler and home builder with more than 40 years of experience in the residential construction industry. Owens is founder and principal of Owens Construction, a leading residential design/build firm in central Ohio that he established in 1982. The company’s award-winning designs focus on integrating seamless appearance, energy efficient technology and creating welcoming home environments.
“Given that increasing the supply of attainable, affordable housing is the best way to ease growing housing affordability challenges, NAHB this year will work with policymakers to repeal inefficient regulatory rules, alleviate permitting roadblocks and adopt reasonable and cost-effective building codes,” said Owens. “And in this pivotal election year, we will work with Republican and Democratic leaders to show why homeownership must remain a top national priority and why it is essential to the economic and social well-being of our nation.”
Also moving up on the association’s leadership ladder during NAHB’s Leadership Meetings was Bob Peterson, a Fort Collins, Colorado-based home builder and remodeler with more than 40 years of experience in the construction field. He was elected as First Vice Chairman of the Board. Peterson is the founder of Associates in Building + Design, Ltd. (ABD), a company he started in May 1990 that specializes in custom homes and high-end remodeling. Peterson’s daughters, Heather Schreiner and Alison Johnson, now own and manage ABD, where he serves as a consultant.
Gary Campbell, a Lowell, Massachusetts-based real estate developer and remodeler with more than 30 years of experience in the construction field, was elected as Second Vice Chairman of the Board. Campbell is the chief executive officer of Campbell Communities, a company that owns and manages 2,000 units of rental housing in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He is responsible for management operations, as well as developing and acquiring new rental communities, including market-rate and Chapter 40B projects.
Jim Chapman joined the NAHB leadership ladder with his election as Third Vice Chairman of the Board. An Atlanta-based real estate developer with more than 25 years of experience in the construction field, Chapman is CEO of Jim Chapman Construction Group (JCCG), a build-to-rent (BTR) general contractor. Launched in 1998, JCCG’s services include home design, pre-construction estimating, value engineering and home/lot/amenity general contracting. Licensed as a general contractor in six southeastern states and Indiana, JCCG provides turn-key BTR contracting solutions for institutional investors and private developers alike.
2025 NAHB Chairman Buddy Hughes remains on the leadership ladder as the 2026 Immediate Past Chairman. A Lexington, North Carolina-based home builder and developer with more than 45 years of experience in the home building industry, Hughes in 1984 opened his own general contracting business, Hughes Construction, specializing in home building and light commercial construction. Since the 1990s, Hughes has trained hundreds of builders and home owners to install poured, insulated concrete walls for all types of construction. Today, he continues to serve as a product specialist and consultant to the residential and commercial construction industry for both large and small projects.
Rounding out the association’s leadership is NAHB President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Tobin, from Washington, D.C. Tobin heads up a professional staff of more than 240 working out of the National Housing Center in Washington. He was named president and CEO in June 2023 and previously served as NAHB’s executive vice president and chief lobbyist.
